King James Version

Numbers 2:29

Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

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וּמַטֵּ֖הumatehand rodמַטֶּהconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and rod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4294a branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff; figuratively, a support of life, e.g. bread)rod, staff, tribe.נַפְתָּלִ֑יnaftaliNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnoun, proper name — “Naphtali”H5321Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryNaphtali.וְנָשִׂיא֙venasiand captainנָשִׂיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and captain”, the ordinary formH5387properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mistcaptain, chief, cloud, governor, prince, ruler, vapour.לִבְנֵ֣יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […נַפְתָּלִ֔יnaftaliNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִיnoun, proper name — “Naphtali”H5321Naphtali, a son of Jacob, with the tribe descended from him, and its territoryNaphtali.אֲחִירַ֖עachiraAhiraאֲחִירַעnoun, proper name — “Ahira”H299Achira, an IsraeliteAhira.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֵינָֽןeynanEnan. Compare H2704עֵינָןnoun, proper name — “Enan. Compare H2704”H5881Enan, an IsraeliteEnan. Compare H2704 (חֲצַר עֵינָן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the tribe of Naphtali: and the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan;

World English Bible

“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.

Darby Translation

And [with them shall be] the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;

Douay-Rheims

Of the tribe of the sons of Nephtali the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the tribe of Naphtali; the prince of the children of Naphtali being Ahira the son of Enan,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that encamp next shall be of the tribe of Nephthali; and the prince of the children of Nephthali, Achire son of Ænan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οἱ παρεμβάλλοντες ἐχόμενοι φυλῆς Νεφθαλί, καὶ ὁ ἄρχων τῶν υἱῶν Νεφθαλὶ, Ἀχιρὲ υἱὸς Αἰνάν.